Festuca rubra
naturalizedPoaceae

Festuca rubra

red fescue

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue or creeping red fescue. It is widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere and can tolerate many habitats and climates. It is best adapted to well-drained soils in cool, temperate climates; it prefers shadier areas and is often planted for its shade tolerance. Wild animals browse it, but it has not been important for domestic forage due to low productivity and palatability....

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Seasonality

Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

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Where documented · 20 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 53 · GBIF 32 records